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Author: Johnston, George, 1764-1823.
Title: Proclamation [electronic resource] George Johnston.
Published: [Sydney : s.n., 1808]
Physical Description: 1 broadside ; 31 x 20 cm.
Notes: Text begins: The public peace being happily, and I trust in almighty God, permanently established, I hereby proclaim the cessation of martial law.

Proclamation issued by Major George Johnston on the day after the deposition of Governor William Bligh, proclaiming the cessation of martial law in the colony, dated from Head Quarters, Sydney, Jan, 27, 1808.

Ferguson, J.A. Australia, 468.

Electronic reproduction. Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia, 2008.

Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK5608.
Contributor: National Library of Australia.
Johnston, George, 1764-1823.
Subjects: New South Wales -- Politics and government -- 1788-1851 -- Sources.
Great Britain. Army. New South Wales Corps.
New South Wales -- History -- 1788-1851 -- Sources.
Call Number: ELECOS Internet
To cite this item use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn4511526

 

 

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